Blackhawks star Patrick Kane will not face any charges after a three-month police investigation involving him and a woman turned up insufficient evidence to pursue, an Erie County (N.Y) district attorney announced on Thursday.
“The totality of the credible evidence … does not sufficiently substantiate the complainant’s allegation,” Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita said in a news release. Sedita said the “so-called case” was “rife with reasonable doubt.”
While Sedita’s announcement signaled an end to the criminal aspect of the allegations against Kane, it reopened debate in social media.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Thursday’s news:
Patrick Kane is a cautionary tale that the legal system moves slower than social media and pro sports not to rush to judgment to discipline.
— 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 (@exavierpope) November 5, 2015
@SportsCenter Sounds like a Roethlisberger
— Robert Wells (@EMGGMao) November 5, 2015
@SportsCenter DRose next
— ✶✶✶✶ (@NotARoleModeI) November 5, 2015
@euthyphro__ @SportsCenter She'll be a celebrity soon enough
— Case By Case (@DoubleDee503) November 5, 2015
@SportsCenter pic.twitter.com/ckJBMnyPvq
— Zack (@ZLBigBaller) November 5, 2015
@SportsCenter "because he plays for the Chicago Blackhawks"
— Spaghetti Leone (@Kazciatarr) November 5, 2015
@SportsCenter I'm so glad we live in a country where the defendant is innocent until proven guilty. So many people were against Kane early
— Boomer *Venerable Venables Simp* Beamer (@ImDerBatman) November 5, 2015
That Patrick Kane will not be charged with rape does not mean you dismiss all claims of rape. Women in that situation need support not doubt
— bring on the dancing horses (@inthefade) November 5, 2015
If Patrick Kane was smart he'd sue the "victim" for defamation after all the sponsorships he lost during the investigation.
— Kyle Mack (@kmackeh) November 5, 2015
